SportPochettino responds to Rose's questioning of Spurs' presence at Wembley

18:15 07 december 2018

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Spurs' Wembley limbo taking a toll on Rose

Tottenham's lengthy tenure at Wembley has taken the shine off playing at England's national stadium, says Danny Rose.

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero (Spanish pronunciation: [mauˈɾisjo potʃeˈtino], Italian: [poketˈtino]; born 2 March 1972) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre back

Pochettino , who describes Wembley as “the most exciting place to play football”, will take charge of his first home match of the Premier League season against Chelsea on Sunday. His opponents beat Spurs 4-2 at Wembley in the FA Cup last season and the Argentinian insists his side must be ready to meet

Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed Danny Rose's apathy with Wembley and described Tottenham's temporary home as a "gift" and "the best place in the world to play football".

Just 33,000 turned up for the midweek home win over Southampton, after which Rose said playing at the national stadium was "not nice anymore" - a situation made even more frustrating as the delays over their new home continue.

However, Pochettino was quick to stick up for a stadium that is arguably revered more around the world than in England itself.

Ahead of Saturday's trip to Leicester City, he said: "I didn't hear what he said, but of course the comment arrived to me.

Pochettino: Playing at Wembley is a gift for Tottenham

Tottenham's Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino is a huge fan of Wembley and of English culture in general.

Mauricio Pochettino suggested three more players could be on their way to Tottenham, but he played his cards close to his chest over reports Serge Aurier will be among Pochettino confirmed Sanchez is awaiting a work permit before he can be cleared to feature against Burnley at Wembley on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham need to "move on" from the issue of their form at Wembley after being held to a 0-0 draw by Swansea City. Despite claiming a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League at the venue on Wednesday, Spurs struggled to break Swansea down and failed

"I'm not going to create a debate with him or other players, everyone is entitled to give their opinion. If you ask me, I am so, so happy to play at Wembley.

"I was born in Argentina, and when I heard about England for the first time it was with all the problems in the Falklands. Very sad news when I heard it for the first time. I was in Argentina in my home town.

"Then when I arrived in Europe, when I played in the World Cup against England, when we arrived in Southampton six years ago of course I completely changed my mind in the way I saw and now see this country.

"For me it's an honour to be here, a pleasure to be here. I discovered amazing people and an amazing country.

"We're always comparing Argentina with Spain and Italy but we have more in common with English people.

Pochettino wants Spurs to be humble after Chelsea triumph

Tottenham were in dazzling form as they swatted Chelsea aside at Wembley but Mauricio Pochettino does not want them to get carried away.

Mauricio Pochettino was pleased to put Tottenham' s Wembley woes behind him as they secured a first Premier League victory at the national stadium on Pochettino took no issue with the line of questioning , however, telling Sky Sports: "It is normal. You must ask. If we cannot win here, it is a

Mauricio Pochettino , the Tottenham manager, said he wants Danny Rose to stay at Spurs after the I don’t understand why I have to answer this question . The player has shown regret and apologised for Rose ’ s public show of contrition on Friday afternoon brought forgiveness from Pochettino , the

"When you love football like we do, always you hear about Wembley. It was always a dream to play at Wembley. I played there in 2000 with the national team, at the old Wembley, and it was a dream come true.

"Every day going down the North Circular, when I look at the arch I say 'thank you' because every game I play at Wembley is a gift.

"For me, it's the best place in the world to play football."

Tottenham will visit another iconic venue on Tuesday when they go to Barcelona's Camp Nou, needing a win to guarantee a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Pochettino is not looking beyond Leicester, though, with Spurs going into the game in third place in the Premier League, eight points behind leaders Manchester City.

He added: "We're going to try to take the best decision for Saturday to try to be competitive and be close to winning and perform in the best way.

"It's not easy of course to play every three days. It's so tough for the players and for the staff, but we are going to try to take the best decision, to put out a very fresh team, fresh legs and mind and try to compete in the best way.

"The focus for us is to try to win the three points against Leicester. That is the most important game. It doesn't exist, Barcelona.

"We're going to maybe rotate some players because they need rest, not because we're going to play against Barcelona on Tuesday."

Mousa Dembele, Davinson Sanchez, Victor Wanyama, Juan Foyth and Kieran Trippier all miss the game at the King Power Stadium, as does Erik Lamela but the Argentina winger should return to training this weekend.

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